Fertilizer distributor



Jan. 13, 1931; 5 c o 1,788,984

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR Filed March 26, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 13,1931. J L N 1,788,984

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR Filed March 26. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jan. 13, 1931. J. s. CHILTON FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR Filed March 25, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 owaawm Patented Jamie, 1931 I 7 i 1,788,984

UNI ED i 1 p I I orhnanmi-Nonrrr canon-Ina i I V I This invention relates to-ineansi'or delivdrivethesliaftor ,axlelS. 011 said shaft or cringvtertiliz er as said meansprogressesover axle is loosely niounted ,a double sprocket afield, andis in thenature-ofan iinprovewhee linember 21 having at one end a-olutch ment on the structure disclosed in and covmember A coacting clutch member 23,

ered by my prior Letters Patent,- No. 1,585; ,lreyedorieathenedjto rotate with the shaft 55 020,-datecl May 18, 1916. I 18, is movable into and-out of 'coaction with The object is to provides structnrethat the clutch member 22. :To obtain this, a can beinore readily guidedin itS QIiOgIfSSS lever 26L is pivoted as shown at on 'a and to employ shovels that can be controlled bracket26 secured to oneof the sidebars,

ilt-bythe guiding means. I and this'lever has a'suit'able engagement27 to In the accompanyingdrawings: with the clutch member 23. By swinging {Figure 1 is aside elevation of the prethe lever obviously theclutch neinber 2 3 can tel-red embodiment of the invention. be moved into or out of engagement with the Figure-2 is atop plan view 01..the1s'arne. V sprocket member 2l'tol clutch the "latter to Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View. the shaft l8 or releaseitftherefrom. (:5

v Figure at is'a cross sectional view on the The hopper has supported on -the 'upper line 4+4 of Figure 3, I g V end of its rear-wallsa plate 28, shown in de- -.Fi;gure 5 is adeta-il planvieWof a'sligh tly tail infFig'ure'T. I This plate'is provided with modified form of construction. slots 29 through which holding-bolts are Figure 6 is a sectional view on theline adapted to passand the plate terminates in 0 6 6 of Figure 5. e i upwardly extending ears 31 in whichare Figure 7 is a detail View of'the support for jou-rnaled a: shaft :32. carrying sprocket the upper sprocket-wheels. V i -wl1eels 33. 1 Another shaft-34 is-journaled on In the embodiment disclosed, a supporting the -side bars 7 beneath-the rear; end -,of the p frame is provided, which includes spaced Z liopper:.-and carries v sp-rocket wlieels longitudinally disposed frame bars 7, and 'SlmCQd endless sprocket. chains .36 pass mounted centrally on and extending between around the sprocket};wheelsv of the driving said frame bars is a container or hopper 8 ,;-me1nberJ2-1, .the upper'sprocket=wlieels'33and for the fertilizer. This hopper has an open the lowerzsprocket wheels 35] These sprocket P bottom 9 and is provided at opposite sides wheels are connected by crossbarsBT having of said open bottom with a guideway 10. in teeth 38 thereonaq; j I V v v V which an adjustable plate or bottom wall 11 Y Obviouslyiwhen the iclist-ri-bntor moves tor is slidably mounted, this-bottom wall being wardly and the member; 221 isclutched -to the. connected by a link 12 with the lower arm 13 "shaft 18., the endless belts will be rotated,

of a lever fulcrumed at 14 on the front side .thereby-i -oarrying the stretch-that. extends of the hopper. The upper arm of the lever downwardly ini't herear portion of the hopis pivotally connected to an actuating bar 15 a per -dustin advance o-fthe rear wall, in a that extends between guides 16 on the upper ,dowllw l id.di C Q 3 d th S-Will cause the endof the hopper. The rear end of this bar .inovement oi-the" fertiliser (;i:or instance. V 49 constitutes a conveying handle and said bar 1112 81 1??? :dQW i d y through the bottom is provided with notches 17 adapted "to penning. The size of this opening is of interfit with the rear guide 16 to hold the course regulated by the position of the plate bar, and consequently the bottom plate 11 in ll. c I r v different adjusted positions. 7 v Locatedin' the hopper ,8 is an agitator com- Journa-led onthe rear ends ofthe frame prisingarotaryshatt 39 providedw'ith suit- 7 bars 7 is a driving shaft or axle 18, on the table out-standing fingers (10, On one end ends of which are supporting wheels 19 that o fthe shaft is a sprocket wheel '41, around are preferably pro-vided'withcleats or lugs ,which passes" a sprocket chain .42, -which 20 to prevent their slipping. As the mapasses around another sprocket wheel 43 chine progresses and the wheels rotate, they fixed vto the shaft 18. These agitatorfin- 109 that extend across the end of the machine,

gers, it will be observed, move upwardly ly by the teeth 38. The agitator further-i more carries. the material from the front portion of thehoppe'r to the delivery belt.

The sideframe bars 7 are connected at their front ends by spaced guide bars In rear of said guide bars andmounted-on the side bars 7 1s a transversely dlsposed arch bar 4-5 (see Figure 4:). This arch bar 7 has terminal base flanges 46 that rest on the bars 7 and are secured thereto by vertical bolts 47. The base flanges 46 are also connected by a cross bar 48. A substantial- V ly U-shaped swivel frame 519 has'a bearing against the underside of the central portion of the arch bar 45, and is provided with an intermediate bridge piece I 50. Passing through said bridge piece,zthe upper end of the swivel frame 49 and the central portion of the arch bar is a pivot bolt 51 that permits the turning of the swivelframe 49. In

the lower end of this swivel frame is journaled a front supporting guide wheel 52.

Preferably there is a link 53 connected to the bolt 51 above the bridgepiece and also connected to the cross bar 48 by a bolt 54:. A draft yoke '55, secured to the swivel frameextends forwardly betweenthe guide bars 4%: and constitutes a hitch to which draft animals or tractor can be connected.

At the rear end of theframe is a pair of shovels, sa1d shovels being deslgnated 56.

.These shovels are carried-bythe downturned I endsof shovel beams 57 that extend alongthe side bars 7 and have downturned front bars 7.

ing member 21, said sprocket chains being indicated at 63. I

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the" spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of V the invention.

Vhat I claim, is I ..1.. Inafertilizerdistributor, the combination with a frame comprising spaced side bars, of fertilizer distributing means mounted thereon, rear supporting wheels, spaced guide bars connecting the front ends of the side bars, an arch bar connecting the side bars in rear of the guide bars, a front supporting and guide wheel having a swivel mounting in the arch bar, and a draft device extending between the guide bars and connected to the swivel mounting;

2. In a fertilizer distributor, the combina% tion with a supporting frame including side bars, of fertilizer holding and distributing means mounted thereon, arms pivoted-to the rearend portions of the side bars and having covering shovels, guiding handle-bars above the arms pivoted at their front ends to the rear portions of the side bars in advanceof the arm pivots, and a link between each handle bar and the shovel carrying arm beneath it, 7 r

In testimony whereof, I affix my signaends pivoted, as shown at 58, to said side Guiding and shovel. controlling 1 handles are provided in theform of bars 3 =59 that are pivoted to the side bars Tin advance of the pivots 58 and asshown at 60.

These bars terminate above the shovels 56 {in handle grips 61;

With this construction, it will be evident that the operator can readily manipulate the various instrumentalities from the rear end The swivel mounting perof the machine. mits the same'to be readily turned and the plows can be raised and'lowered as desired by raising and lowering the handles which 11: also act as means for directing the'distribl utor. v

Under some circumstances where it is desired to deliver commercial fertilizer and the like, the endless belt may be removed and a' ribbed roller 62 employed instead of the same, as illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, this roller being mounted'on the shaft 34; and

being driven by one or more sprocket chains. passed around the sprockets of the rear dri'v- 1 

